paper-chase

A form of paperchase — A cross-country race in which a trail of shredded paper marks the route.

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Meanings

nounpaper-chase (plural paper-chases)

plural paper-chases

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of paperchase.

    So began the memorable paper-chase for an extremely nebulous shop-assistant and a foreigner whose description began and ended with the sobriquet 'Peter the Italian'.

    1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries
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APA

paper-chase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper-chase

MLA

“paper-chase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper-chase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paper-chase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper-chase.

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